Recently launched projects under the 7th Framework Programme

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www.cleaner-d.eu

The CleanER-D (Clean European Diesel) research project aims to develop,improve and integrate emissions reduction technologies for diesel locomotives and rail vehicles.

The quantitative target will be to achieve emission levels below the limits established by the new European Directive 2004/26/EC and further upcoming regulations while, in addition to the topic description, evaluating the best possible innovative and hybrid solutions for a contribution to the reduction of CO2 emissions.

The main goals of the project are to demonstrate the feasibility and the reliability in service of railway rolling stock powered with diesel engines compliant to the requirements of stage III-B of the Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM) European Directive.

Duration:

Budget:

13.4 million EUR

Partners: 26  

judit.sandor@unife.org

 www.pmnidea.eu

PM ‘n’ IDEA - Predictive Maintenance employing Non-intrusive Inspection & Data Analysis - is a European research project focused on the development of novel inspection and sensor technologies for rail track infrastructure.

It has two drivers:

- To contribute towards the realisation of a 24 x 7 railway by minimising the disruption caused by activities such as inspection, remedial and reactive maintenance, and track renewal;

- The introduction of novel sensor and inspection technologies which focus on the monitoring of degradation through the measurement of deviation from an identified “signature tune”.

Both of these drivers promote the use of urban transport, which contributes to lowering congestion and the impact on the environment.

Duration:

June 2009 - May 2012

Budget:

5 million EUR

Partners: 16

michael.bayley@unife.org

www.triotrain.eu

Trio-TRAIN is a cluster of integrated research projects.

The projects aim at further promoting interoperability by increasing virtual certification, i.e. replacing testing by simulation and proposing a simplification of the authorisation processes through an optimised mix of field testing, mock-up testing and simulation.
The overall goal is to contribute to the competitiveness of rail by reducing the costs and time of certification.

TrioTRAIN will therefore address the most relevant issues for a rail vehicle certification, namely: the train aerodynamics (AeroTRAIN); the vehicle dynamics (DynoTRAIN); the pantograph-catenary interaction (PantoTRAIN).

When necessary, the “open points” in the TSI and inconstancies in the existing acceptance criteria will be closed by proposing revision of these criteria.

AeroTRAIN

Duration: June 2009 - May 2012

Budget: 4,04 million EUR

Partners: 18

DynoTRAIN

Duration: June 2009 - May 2013

Budget: 5,56 million EUR

Partners: 22

PantoTRAIN

Duration: June 2009 - May 2012

Budget 3,63 million EUR

Partners: 16

martin.couturier@unife.org

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The main goal of TRANSFEU is to develop a holistic approach of fire safety-performance based-design methodology able to support efficiently European surface transport standardisation. In particular, the project will directly contribute to the finalisation of the CEN EN 45545 Part 2 for a dynamic measure of toxicity and to use FSE and simulation as a possible alternative to current Fire safety regulation and standard (TSI and TS 45545). 

Duration:

Budget:

5.5 million EUR

Partners: 21  

giorgio.travaini@unife.org

www.tigerproject.eu

Duration:

1 October 2009 - 31 September 2012

Budget:

13.5 million EUR

Partners: 20

lea.paties@unife.org